Sketches from Formosa.

IV. THE LORD'S PRAYER IN SEVEN DIALECTS.
(1) From Gravius's Gospel of St. Matthew.
" Raman-jan ka itou-tounnoun kow ki vullu-vullum ;
Pakou-
tiktik-auh [lou-mou-louh] ta Nanang-oho. Pak-irou-au ta Peisasou-an-oho.
Paamt-au ta kamoei-en-hou, mama ton tounnoun
ki vullum, k'ma-hynna tou Naei. Ph'ei-kame woe'i k'atta ki
paoul-ian ka mams-ing. Atta-ral-a ki kaeu-itting-en-hou ymiaen-
an, mama ka atta-ral-kame ta ymi-aen ki kaeu-itting-'niaen.
inei-kame dmyllough tou repung-an, rd haoumi-ei-kame ki Lit-
tou. Ka a'mouhou ta Pei-sasou-an, ta pei-lpoug-han, ta keirangen
ki kidi tou yhkaquan myd-darynnough, Amen."
(2) From Gravius's Formulier des Christendoms.
" Rama-jan ka tou tounnoun kow ki vullum. Pakou-tik-tik-auh
lou-moulough ta Nanang oho. Pa-irou-au ta Pei-sasouan-oho.
Paamt-au ta kamoei-en-hou, mama tou tounnoun, kma-hynna
tou Naei. Pei-kame waei katta ki paoulian ka mamsing. Attaral-
1A ta kaeuitting-en-hou ymi-sen ki kaeuitting-nian. Inei-kame
dmilough tou r'poung-in, ra haoumi-ei-kame ki Lyttou. Ka
'a-mhou ta pei-sasou-an, ta pei-lpoug-en, ta keirang-an ki kidi
tou yhkaquan myddarynnough, Amen."
(3) From Junius's Formosan Catechism.
" Diameta ka tii vullum, Lulugniang ta nanangh oho, Mabatongal
ta tao tu gou moho, Mamtalto ki kamoienhu tu naly mama
tu vullum, Pecame ka cagniang wagi kata, Hamiacame ki vari-
viang mamemiang mamia ta varau ki, Tao ka mouro ki ruch
emitang, Inecame poudanga dangach Souaja mecame. Ki lito,
ka imhouato, ta gumaguma kalli puchang kasasamagang mikiqua,
Amen."
(4) From Vertrecht's Favorlang MS.
" Namoa tamau tamasea paga de boesum, ipadasa joa naan.
Ipasaija joa chachimit o ai. Ipa-i-jorr'
sum, masini de ta channumma. Epe-e namono piadai tora uppo
ma-atsikap. So-o abo-e namo tataap a kakossi namoa, maibas
channumma namo mabo tamasea parapies i namo. Hai pasabas
i namo, so-o barras' i namo innai rapies ai. Inau joa micho
chachimit o ai, so-o barro ai, so-o adas ai, taulaulan, Amen."
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